Rukia Kuchiki looked at what was happening in front of her and was completely unable to understand it.
In her impression, the only way to deal with Hollows is to use the Zanpakutō to 'purify', but what is going on in this scene now? Can anyone really change from a 'Hollow' back to an ordinary 'Soul' by their own will?
?
Or……
Thinking of this, Kuchiki Rukia couldn't help but look to the sky, where Xuanhao disappeared.
Did that man do something?
Other than that, she couldn't think of anything else that could restore Inoue's brother to his original state.
Although she didn't know what was going on, from the first time she saw that man, she knew that there were many things in this man that she couldn't understand, whether it was creating a Zanpakutō out of thin air or being a human and being able to transfer souls
Transcendence is an ability that completely transcends her understanding.
"Rukia! Rukia!?"
Looking at Rukia Kuchiki in a daze, Kurosaki Ichigo shook her shoulders anxiously.
"What's wrong?"
"I should be asking you! What should I do now!?"
Kurosaki Ichigo pointed to the mess around him and the soul of Orihime Inoue who was stunned on the spot, and asked Rukia Kuchiki who was in a daze in front of him.
"Hurry up and let Inoue's soul return to your body. There won't be any problems if you stay outside for a long time, right?"
"oh……"
Kuchiki Rukia responded absently, and then took out a memory-erasing tool from somewhere, "Don't worry, as long as the chain connecting the body and soul is not broken, I can cure her with Kidō. Anyway,
Let’s erase the memory first…”
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the next day.
Xuanhao came to the school classroom early again.
Seeing that Orihime Inoue was no different from her usual self, still mingling with her classmates, a faint smile appeared on his face.
It seems that Rukia Kuchiki replaced yesterday's memory with the Shinigami's prop, at least until Orihime Inoue's real 'awakening', she will not recall that memory.
"Then there shouldn't be any danger for the time being."
He thought about it carefully and murmured to himself.
Although he could no longer remember the details, he could still vaguely figure out the general direction of the plot. At least until Aizen appeared, the girl should not be in too much danger again.
"What wouldn't be dangerous?"
At some point, Kuchiki Rukia sat across from Xuanhao and asked knowingly.
"You seem to care about that girl?"
She looked back and forth between Xuanhao and Inoue Orihime, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't think of any connection between the two.
In order to find out who this man was, she had gone to great lengths to sort out all the interpersonal relationships in the school, but there was nothing about this man's past.
In other words, this man did appear out of thin air just like herself. He did not exist in anyone's past.
"Little girl, didn't I tell you? It's enough for you to do your job as the God of Death. It's best to leave me alone."
Looking at Rukia Kuchiki who suddenly appeared, Xuanhao shook his head helplessly.
Does he feel that he is still too 'gentle', so that this little girl is not afraid of him in her current state?
"stare--"
Rukia Kuchiki was staring at him with piercing eyes, as if she would keep staring as long as he didn't reveal the reason.
"Are you afraid that I'll knock you out?"
Xuan Hao made a gesture of wiping his neck and threatened.
"Afraid, but what's the use of being afraid?"
Rukia Kuchiki shrugged, "You are so strong, you would have killed me long ago. So I think you are not the kind of person who bullies weak people? And didn't you say that you and the captain are old friends?"
"well……"
Xuan Hao sighed slightly. Anyway, he missed the Soul Society. Although it felt that almost all the people from more than a thousand years ago were gone, Inoue Orihime would inevitably have to be related to these gods of death in the future.
Returning to Soul Society is probably a matter of time.
"The current head of the Kuchiki family is your brother, right? I remember his name is Byakuya Kuchiki?"
Xuan Hao did not answer the other party's question, but asked with great interest, "Tell me, who is the oldest person in your family still alive?"
"!?"
Rukia Kuchiki looked at the man in front of her in surprise. This man seemed to not only know the captain, but also the Kuchiki family very well. And based on the tone of his words...how long had he been alive?
Suddenly, Kuchiki Rukia felt a little panicked. She thought to herself that she would not be so lucky and would meet an old guy who came out of nowhere, right?
"Senior, do you know the elders of the Kuchiki family?"
Kuchiki Rukia asked cautiously.
"You have to tell me which people are still alive so that I can know whether I know them or not."
Xuan Hao said indifferently.
"Kuchiki Silver Bell?"
Kuchiki Rukia carefully announced a name.
"I don't know, who is this? Which generation of clan leader is this?"
Xuanhao thought about it for a while, but he had no impression.
"This is the former head of the Kuchiki family and the former captain of the sixth division of the Gotei 13, my grandfather."
Kuchiki Rukia frowned, she suspected that the man in front of her was lying to her.
Grandfather has been active in the Soul Society for hundreds of years. Although he has retired now, many people still know about it. But the man in front of her doesn't even know such a well-known person. Isn't he kidding her?
"Don't look at me with that suspicious look. I've said it before, I'm an old friend of Yamamoto. Isn't it strange that I don't know the former head of the Kuchiki family you mentioned?"
Xuan Hao chuckled and asked, "Besides, you said he is your grandfather? Are you sure?"
"this……!?"
Kuchiki Rukia's pupils shrank sharply.
This guy...can't be an old monster of the same generation as Captain Yamamoto, right?
No, no, no, how can humans live so long!?
Moreover... from this person's tone, he seems to know his life experience very well!
"Who are you..."
"Instead of caring about who I am, how about caring about yourself first?"
Xuan Hao smiled and shook his head, pointing to Ichigo Kurosaki who was sleeping on the desk beside him.
"If I remember correctly, transferring the power of the God of Death to humans without authorization seems to be a serious crime in Soul Society."
"You even know this?"
Kuchiki Rukia looked surprised.
She didn't expect that this man actually understood the laws of the Soul Society so clearly.
"Are you investigating me because you want to report it to your brother and old man Yamamoto when you go back?"
Xuanhao touched his chin and immediately guessed Kuchiki Rukia's plan, "I really don't understand what you guys are thinking in your minds. You know what you will face after returning to Soul Society."
What is it?"
"..."
Rukia Kuchiki fell into silence.
"So, when you are thinking about solving problems for those guys above, is it possible for those guys to give you a lighter punishment? Your own life is at risk, and you are still thinking about working hard for them..."
Xuan Hao sighed slightly, said no more, stood up and turned to leave the classroom.
From the ugly expression on Kuchiki Rukia's face when she realized the seriousness of the matter, he could tell that he seemed to be completely right about the matter.
This world has not changed at all because of his arrival a thousand years ago. At least after a thousand years, those idiots at the top of Soul Society are still pedantic.
The most important thing is that the Shinigami at the lower level have no idea that there is anything wrong with such a system. This is the most tragic thing.
It’s no wonder that in the following plot, some people will stand up to resist such a ‘law’, even Yamamoto just turned a blind eye and watched the matter unfold.
In a sense, it was absolutely right for Aizen to show up and kill the losers in Room 46. He had already been unhappy with these guys when he was trying Yhwach's trial thousands of years ago.
But those who are the God of Death have no objections, so why should he, an outsider, worry about it? If these people are not awakened themselves, then whatever he does will be useless, and he may even get into trouble. Although in fact, no one can put him
So what, but why ask for trouble?
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"The cursed parrot?"
Xuanhao wandered around and finally returned to a building at a construction site under construction.
This was the place where he slept at night when he was still alive. It was inaccessible and well-ventilated. The most important thing was that it was just at a height where you could see the place where Inoue Orihime lived.
Don't get me wrong, he has never had a habit of voyeurism, this is just to ensure the personal safety of Inoue Orihime.
Seeing a balcony where he could get some sunshine, Xuanhao lay on it and prepared to take a nap.
However, when he just closed his eyes, he heard voices of discussion coming from below.
Although they were separated by a height of more than ten meters, he could hear clearly with his hearing.
"Yes, I heard that no one who raised it had a good ending. So it changed hands very quickly."
Three fashionably dressed teenagers were sitting cross-legged downstairs, talking.
A parrot locked in a cage is surrounded by three people in the center.
The reason why they are said to be fashionably dressed is because these three teenagers are obviously wearing printed shirts and jackets on their upper bodies, but they are wearing school uniform pants below. From this look, they can tell that they are 'delinquent teenagers' who skipped classes in school.
No, rather than being 'bad', the element of 'chuunib' may be greater. They are rebellious, don't wear uniforms, skip classes, and always want to be as passionate as in shonen comics.
And such a group of people all have one thing in common, that is, they are more caring. So it seems normal to raise some small animals.
"Isn't it? So in the end this parrot ended up in your hands?"
The boy complained while drinking Coke, "Why would you even think of buying such a weird thing?"
"Who says it's not..."
Another boy seemed to be the owner of the parrot. He mentioned the cage awkwardly, "I don't know why I bought it at that time. By the way, Shigeo, do you want it? If so, I'll transfer it to you..."
"puff--"
Shigeo squirted out the coke in his mouth, "Please, you are so terrible. Who dares to ask for it? Idiot!"
Xuan Hao, who happened to hear their conversation from the side, couldn't help but smile softly.
I have absolutely no idea what this guy is thinking. If all businessmen in the world had a conscience like this guy, how wonderful the world would be.
"But...where have I seen such a scene before?"
Xuan Hao stood up and looked downstairs, recalling the vague plot in his mind, but he had no clue.
Until, he saw the man opposite the young man selling parrots, and at the same time heard the young man calling the name of the man opposite.
"Chadu, what about you? Look, how cute you are, do you want to take care of her..."
The young man held the parrot in his hand with a slight embarrassment on his face. He seemed to know that his request was a bit too much, so he didn't give any hope.
Indeed, after hearing such rumors, who would dare to accept this parrot that can only bring bad luck?
"Chadu...Chadu Taihu?"
Xuan Hao murmured the name.
Looking at the burly figure of the man whose name was called, he gradually matched the name with it.
By the way, speaking of it, he was quite impressed by this name, because this man was considered an extremely special existence in the entire "Death" world.
He's a real tough guy.
When Sadatora was still a human, he could rely on his physical strength to defeat Kyon under the command of Kuchiki Rukia even when he could not see Kyon or sense his opponent's actions at all. This kind of physical ability was completely
It can be described as 'monster'.
You must know that ordinary humans should have no power to resist when faced with a void.
While Xuanhao was thinking, Chado had already taken over the cage containing the parrot.
"Hey, hey, hey! Sadatari, did you hear what he just said!?" Shigeo looked confused as he watched Chadat take the parrot, "This is a cursed parrot!"
As if to confirm that there was indeed a curse on this parrot, as soon as Shigexiong finished speaking, Xuanhao heard a strange noise above his head.
A shadow passed over the hanging rope tied to the steel bar, and then the steel rope broke.
A steel bar about three to four meters long lost its support and fell from the sky, falling straight towards the three teenagers downstairs.
Xuan Hao stretched out his hand, but withdrew it midway.
He wanted to see if that boy really had an amazing physique like in the original work.
"boom--"
Even if an egg falls from a height of more than ten meters, it will hit a person and cause a bloody head. That three- to four-meter-long steel bar is undoubtedly fatal to human beings. No, not just humans, but also to this kind of people.
It is fatal to most ordinary creatures on this planet.
However, after a loud noise, the steel bar bent on Chadota Taihu's back. He resisted the steel bar without expression and protected the two people around him. The whole process was even silent. If
If it weren't for the fact that there was blood flowing down his forehead, perhaps everyone would think that it was not painful or itchy at all to him.
"Cha... Chacha Chadu!? You used your back to carry the steel bar that fell from the sky!?"
"You...are you okay!? This...is this too exaggerated!?"
The two teenagers looked at this scene in shock. If it weren't for Chad, they might have been smashed into meat cakes by now.